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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-2487977

Barneys Friends NFP

A private foundation in Carefree, AZ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $25,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Barney's Friends NFP
100 Easy Street 5470
Carefree, AZ 85377
(847) 471-2901
[email protected]
Form and materials
See Attached
Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $338,111

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $339,867

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $349,332

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,296

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $441,640

  • Tax year 2020

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $400,776

  • Tax year 2019

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $394,733

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Almost Home FoundationElk Grove VLG, IL

    Animal Wellfare

    $15,000
  2. Wild At HeartCave Creek, AZ

    Animal Wellfare

    $5,000
  3. Individual

    Animal Wellfare

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals2 grants $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $15,000
  2. Arizona1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert A MeccaDirector Hours 5Pay $0
  • Barbara J MeccaExecutive Dir. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anthony D MeccaDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kathryn HendricksonDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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